No story -- just a quick recap:

Kevin Hochtl 4th in men's senior race; Chris Cook running away with the win. Rebecca Dussault 8th; Kikkan Randall takes the women's race. Junior Jamie Woelk placed in the top-30 overall and raced with the seniors, finishing (guessing here) 24th.

On the junior side: Brandon Cooper, fresh back from Sweden, places 2nd in the junior bracket to Matt Gelso.

Full results at Summit Timing

Team FSx will be broadcasting live audio reports from the 2006 US National Cross-Country Ski Championships at Soldier Hollow, Utah.  University of Utah Coach Eli Brown and other notable ski personalities will be providing race commentary, interviews and overall coverage during the races and throughout the week-long series of races.

The coverage will be free and available through the Team FSx web site at www.teamfsx.com.  It will also be available through iTunes podcast.  Visit the Team web site for details and tune in to hear downtown Eli Brown and the latest action as it happens from Soldier Hollow.

Team FSx is sponsored by Fischer, Swix, Yogi Tea, Carrera Eyewear and Engineered Tuning.

E-mail press release from Team FSx

Nice article about Rocky Mountain Nordic and racers in today's (01.03.06) Denver Post by staff writer John Meyer. Check it out:

Cross-Country Back on Ski Racers' Minds

Big news day for Rocky Mountain Nordic skiers, so this will be short and sweet:

Sarah Konrad (Larimie, Wyo.) and sisters Tracy and Lanny Barnes (Durango, Colo.) were all named to the US Biathlon women's team. As members of this team, they should be representing the United States at the Olympic games in Torino in February.

Tracy Barnes clinched her spot on the team with a third-place finish today. Full results are not yet posted, but check the US Biathlon Web site for more details: www.usbiathlon.com

Congratulations!

The training is done, the skis are prepped, there's snow on the trails -- it's time for Rocky Mountain Nordic skiers to head to Soldier Hollow and represent at Senior Nationals!

On the line are berths to the Olympics, U23 World Championships, World Junior Championships and the J1 Scando Cup -- not to mention some little things known as "National Championships."

Rocky Mountain Nordic athletes throw down while skating and shooting at biathlon Olympic trials in Fort Kent, Maine.

John Callahan has tabulated and posted the first Colorado Cup and Rocky Mountain Nordic points lists.

The Colorado Cup is an award given to the club that has the best points total for the entire season. Skiers from J5 to OJ are scored, and all skiers who participate earn points for their team.

Rocky Mountain Nordic points are used to qualify individual racers to the Junior Olympics, held this year in Houghton, Mich.

A revised information sheet for the January 13 and 14, 2006 Junior Olympic Qualifier races, to be held by Boulder Junior Nordic at Eldora, is posted at Information/Forms.

Coaches, parents and skiers: Please download this and note changes: